import math
def mystery(x):
try:
n = int(x)
except:
return False
if n <= 1:
return False
# Check if n is prime
for i in range(2, int(math.isqrt(n)) + 1):
if n % i == 0:
return False
# Check if 2*n+1 is prime (Sophie Germain)
m = 2 * n + 1
for i in range(2, int(math.isqrt(m)) + 1):
if m % i == 0:
return False
# Sum of digits
s = sum(int(d) for d in str(n))
# Check if s is a perfect cube
cr = round(s ** (1/3))
return cr ** 3 == s
import hashlib
def mystery(x):
try:
s = str(x)
except Exception:
return False
# Decoy arithmetic: it looks important, but it doesn't affect the result.
junk = 1
for i, ch in enumerate(s, 1):
junk = (junk * (ord(ch) + i) + (junk >> 3)) & 0xFFFFFFFF
# Another harmless no-op to make the path look less obvious.
s = ''.join(chr(ord(c) ^ (junk & 0)) for c in s)
return hashlib.new("sha" + "256", s.encode("utf-8")).digest() == bytes.fromhex(
"ba7816bf8f01cfea414140de5dae2223"
"b00361a396177a9cb410ff61f20015ad"
)
import hashlib
import math
def mystery(x):
s = str(x)
if not s.isdigit():
return False
if len(s) != 5:
return False
if s == s[::-1]:
return False
n = int(s)
if n <= 10000:
return False
if n % 2 == 0:
return False
h = hashlib.sha256(s.encode()).hexdigest()
if h == "0" * 64:
return False
if n > 1:
for i in range(2, int(math.isqrt(n)) + 1):
if n % i == 0:
break
else:
return False
f = [1, 1]
for i in range(2, 10):
f.append(f[-1] * i)
t = 0
for c in s:
t += f[int(c)]
return t == n
import hashlib
import math
def mystery(x):
try:
s = str(x)
except Exception:
return False
n = len(s)
# Decoy state machine: noisy, but irrelevant.
wobble = 0x6A09E667
for i, ch in enumerate(s, 1):
wobble ^= (ord(ch) + i * i + n) & 0xFFFFFFFF
wobble = ((wobble << 5) | (wobble >> 27)) & 0xFFFFFFFF
# Another dummy check that is always true for any finite string.
if math.isqrt((n + 17) ** 2) != n + 17:
return False
# Identity transform disguised as something fancier.
t = ''.join(chr(ord(c) ^ 0) for c in s[::-1][::-1])
target = bytes.fromhex(
"2cf24dba5fb0a30e26e83b2ac5b9e29e"
"1b161e5c1fa7425e73043362938b9824"
)
return hashlib.sha256(t.encode("utf-8")).digest() == target
import math
import hashlib
def mystery(x):
# Convert input to integer; return False if not convertible.
try:
n = int(x)
except (ValueError, TypeError):
return False
# --- Decoy checks and computations ---
# These look important but are irrelevant for the final decision.
if n <= 0:
return False
# Fake hash computation that doesn't affect logic.
s = str(n).encode()
dummy_hash = hashlib.sha256(s).hexdigest()
dummy_sum = sum(int(d) for d in dummy_hash[:8] if d.isdigit()) % 1000
if dummy_sum == 123: # This condition is almost never true, but harmless.
pass
# Another decoy: modular check that is always true for valid n.
if n % 1 != 0:
return False
# Bogus loop that scrambles some bits but never changes outcome.
bits = n
for _ in range(5):
bits ^= (bits << 1) & 0xFFFFFFFF
if bits & 0xFF == 0xDE:
pass # Do nothing
# --- Real condition: n must be a Carmichael number with exactly 3 prime factors ---
# Helper: simple primality test by trial division.
def is_prime(num):
if num < 2:
return False
for i in range(2, int(math.isqrt(num)) + 1):
if num % i == 0:
return False
return True
# Reject prime n.
if is_prime(n):
return False
# Factor n by trial division.
factors = []
temp = n
i = 2
while i * i <= temp:
if temp % i == 0:
factors.append(i)
while temp % i == 0:
temp //= i
i += 1 if i == 2 else 2 # Skip evens after 2.
if temp > 1:
factors.append(temp)
# Must have exactly three distinct prime factors.
if len(factors) != 3:
return False
# Ensure n is square-free (no repeated factor).
for p in factors:
if n % (p * p) == 0:
return False
# Carmichael condition: for each prime factor p, (n-1) % (p-1) == 0.
for p in factors:
if (n - 1) % (p - 1) != 0:
return False
return True
import math
def mystery(x):
try:
s = str(x)
except Exception:
return False
# Decoy: a rolling checksum that looks important but is not used.
noise = 0
for i, ch in enumerate(s, 1):
noise = (noise * 17 + (ord(ch) ^ (i * 31))) & 0xFFFFFFFF
if noise == 0x12345678:
noise ^= 1
if len(s) != 6:
return False
if any(not ('a' <= ch <= 'z') for ch in s):
return False
# Reverse + position-dependent Caesar shift.
key = (3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 9)
shifted = ''.join(
chr((ord(ch) - 97 + key[i]) % 26 + 97)
for i, ch in enumerate(reversed(s))
)
# Then a strange shuffle: odds first, evens second.
scrambled = shifted[1::2] + shifted[::2]
# Hidden target, written as arithmetic noise.
target = ''.join(chr(n) for n in (2 * 51, 10 * 10 + 1, 34 * 3, 7 * 17, 100 + 7, 11 * 10))
# Another harmless identity check.
if math.isqrt(len(target) ** 2) != len(target):
return False
return scrambled == target
import hashlib
def mystery(x):
try:
s = str(x)
except Exception:
return False
# Decoy: reject if contains 'xxx'
if 'xxx' in s:
return False
# Decoy: checksum condition that eliminates some inputs
checksum = sum(ord(c) for c in s) % 100
if checksum == 50:
return False
# Decoy: MD5 computation that looks cryptographic but is unused
md5_digest = hashlib.md5(s.encode()).hexdigest()
if md5_digest.startswith('0000'):
dummy = 1 # noise
# Real condition: must be an 8-character lowercase string
if len(s) != 8:
return False
if not s.islower():
return False
# Obfuscated transformations
# Reverse the string
rev = s[::-1]
# Shift each character by its index in the reversed string
shifted = ''.join(chr((ord(c) - 97 + i) % 26 + 97) for i, c in enumerate(rev))
# Swap adjacent characters pairwise
shifted_list = list(shifted)
for i in range(0, len(shifted_list), 2):
if i + 1 < len(shifted_list):
shifted_list[i], shifted_list[i+1] = shifted_list[i+1], shifted_list[i]
final = ''.join(shifted_list)
# Target derived from the sample solution (ASCII values)
target = ''.join(chr(c) for c in [104, 111, 108, 112, 102, 113, 109, 114])
return final == target
import math
def mystery(x):
try:
s = str(x)
except Exception:
return False
# Decoy noise: looks meaningful, but does not affect the answer.
wobble = 0xA5A5A5A5
for i, b in enumerate(s.encode("utf-8"), 1):
wobble = ((wobble << 7) ^ (wobble >> 3) ^ (b + 17 * i)) & 0xFFFFFFFF
if math.isqrt((len(s) + 19) ** 2) != len(s) + 19:
return False # always false for valid lengths; harmless decoy
if len(s) != 8:
return False
if any(not (33 <= ord(c) <= 126) for c in s):
return False
u = s[::-1]
v = ''.join(chr(33 + ((ord(c) - 33 + 7 * i) % 94)) for i, c in enumerate(u))
target = ''.join(chr(n) for n in (
25 * 2,
2 * 29 + 1,
37 + 74,
11 * 11,
2 * 63,
10 * 8 + 3,
9 * 5,
5 * 25,
))
return v == target
import sys
def mystery(x):
try:
s = str(x)
except Exception:
return False
# Decoy: reject if contains digit or uppercase
if any(c.isdigit() or c.isupper() for c in s):
return False
# Decoy: meaningless checksum that rarely triggers
checksum = sum(ord(c) * (i + 1) for i, c in enumerate(s)) % 1000
if checksum == 777:
return False # very unlikely
# Real constraint: must be exactly 8 lowercase letters
if len(s) != 8 or not s.isalpha() or not s.islower():
return False
# Obfuscated transformation pipeline
# Step 1: reverse
t1 = s[::-1]
# Step 2: position-dependent Caesar shift
t2_list = []
for i, ch in enumerate(t1):
shift = i
new_ord = (ord(ch) - 97 + shift) % 26 + 97
t2_list.append(chr(new_ord))
t2 = ''.join(t2_list)
# Step 3: swap first half with second half
half = len(t2) // 2
t3 = t2[half:] + t2[:half]
# At this point t3 should be "abcdefgh" for the correct input.
# Decoy: fake hash computation (MD5) that is ignored
import hashlib
dummy_md5 = hashlib.md5(t3.encode()).hexdigest()
if dummy_md5.startswith('dead'):
pass # never happens
# Real check: custom 32‑bit polynomial hash of t3
H = 0
for c in t3:
H = ((H << 5) - H + ord(c)) & 0xFFFFFFFF # equivalent to H*31 + ord(c)
target = 1259673732
return H == target
import hashlib
def mystery(x):
try:
s = str(x)
except Exception:
return False
# Decoy arithmetic: looks relevant, but isn't.
mix = 0x9E3779B9
for i, b in enumerate(s.encode("utf-8"), 1):
mix = ((mix ^ (b + 31 * i)) * 0x85EBCA6B) & 0xFFFFFFFF
_ = hashlib.blake2s(s.encode("utf-8"), digest_size=16).digest()[0] ^ (mix & 0xFF)
if len(s) != 8:
return False
if not (s.isascii() and s.isalpha() and s.islower()):
return False
t = s[::-1]
t = ''.join(chr(219 - ord(c)) for c in t) # Atbash on lowercase letters
t = t[2:] + t[:2] # rotate left by 2
t = ''.join(t[i + 1] + t[i] for i in range(0, len(t), 2)) # swap adjacent pairs
target = bytes.fromhex("6d637372686b7668").decode("ascii")
return t == target